The Willis is a mercury mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 971 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 971 Feet (296 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 61.8167, -157.36670
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Willis MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Willis
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Willis, O.
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1978
Owner Name: Willis, George
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1978
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ONLY A FEW FLASKS OF HG PRODUCED FROM SEVERAL PITS, TRENCHES , AND SHORT ADITS (B1187). GRAYWACKE AND SHALE OF THE KUSKOKWIM GROUP ARE INTRUDED BY AN IRREGULAR DIKE. CINNABAR-BEARING VEINS LIE IN OR NEAR THE DIKE (B1187).
References
Reference (Deposit): MR82-1 pp. 33-38
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 41
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 91
Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 24
Reference (Deposit): IC7379 p. 63
Reference (Deposit): RI4065 pp. 28-29
Reference (Deposit): PE82-3
Reference (Deposit): P268 pp. 63, 65, 111
Reference (Deposit): P400B p. 38
Reference (Deposit): IC8131 pp. 8, 13, 15, 35
Reference (Deposit): MI194-1 pp. 8-12
Reference (Deposit): B1142G p. 7
Reference (Deposit): B1187 pp. 15-18, 81
Reference (Deposit): IC8252 pp. 32, 46-47, 54
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 92
Reference (Deposit): C615 pp. 16, 18-19
Reference (Deposit): MF368
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 082-014
Reference (Deposit): B622
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82
Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 13
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